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Chapter 12. Sperm Whales and Baleen Whales

           Itsopenmouthletthewaterflowinandout,murmuringlikethewavesbreakingontheshore.CaptainNemosteeredclosetothecorpseofthecreature.Twoofhismenmounteditsside,andIsaw,notwithoutsurprise,thattheyweredrawingfromitsbreastsallthemilkwhichtheycontained,thatistosay,abouttwoorthreetons.TheCaptainofferedmeacupofthemilk,whichwasstillwarm.Icouldnothelpshowingmyrepugnancetothedrink;butheassuredmethatitwasexcellent,andnottobedistinguishedfromcow’smilk.Itastedit,andwasofhisopinion.Itwasausefulreservetous,forintheshapeofsaltbutterorcheeseitwouldformanagreeablevarietyfromourordinaryfood.FromthatdayInoticedwithuneasinessthatNedLand’sill-willtowardsCaptainNemoincreased,andIresolvedtowatchtheCanadian’sgesturesclosely.

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